AAFES - Army and Air Force Exchange Service (PX and BX)
ACS - Army Community Service
ACDE - Advisory Council for Dependent Education
AFKN - American Forces Korea Network (former name of AFN-Korea)
AFN - American Forces Network
AFRTS - American Forces Radio and Television Service
AFSC - American Forces’ Spouses’ Club
AMC - Air Mobility Command (formerly known as MAC)
AP - Area Pacific (mailing address)
APO - Army Post Office
ASACS - Adolescent Support and Counseling Services
ASAP - As Soon As Possible
ASAP - Army Substance Abuse Program
ASL - Academic Salary Lane (Change)
AT - Administrative Technologist (aka. Systems administrator)
BOQ - Bachelor Officer Quarters
BX - Base Exchange (on Air Force bases)
CC - Camp Carroll
CDC - Child Development Center
CI - Communication Impaired (Speech Pathology)
CIF - Central Issue Facility (where gas masks are issued)
CIF - Curriculum Implementation Facilitator
CFC - Combined Federal Campaign
CFC - Combined Forces Command
CG - Camp George
CH - Camp Henry
COB - Close of Business
COLA - Cost of Living Allowance
CONUS - Continental United States
CPO - Civilian Personnel Office
CSC - Child Study Committee
CSI - Continuous School Improvement
CSP - Community Strategic Plan
CW - Camp Walker
DAPS - DoDEA Allowance Processing System
DDESS - Domestic Dependent Elementary and Secondary Schools
DEROS - Date of Estimated Rotation from Overseas
DFAS - Defense Finance and Accounting Service
DHL - Dragon Hill Lodge
DMZ - Demilitarized Zone
DOB - Date of Birth
DOD - Department of Defense
DoDDS - Department of Defense Dependents Schools
DoDEA - Department of Defense Education Activity
DPP - Deferred Payment Plan (AAFES Star Card)
DSO - District Superintendent’s Office
EBIS - Employees’ Benefits and Insurance System
EMC - Educational Media Center
ESL - English as a Second Language
ET - Educational Technologist
FEA - Federal Education Agency
FLES - Foreign Language in an Elementary School (usually Spanish)
FR - Faculty Representative (union)
FRS - Faculty Representative Spokesperson (union)
GE - Gifted Education
GLSEN - Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network
GOV - Government Owned Vehicle
GS - General Scale (pay grades)
GSA - Gay-Straight Alliance
GSE - General Scale Equivalent
HBC - HaeBongChon (Area of cafes, resturants and apartments near Itaewon)
HHG - Household Goods
HI - Hearing Impaired
IAC - Instillation Advisory Committee
JROTC - Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (usually goes by ROTC)
JSA - Joint Security Area (Panmunjom)
JSHS - Junior Science and Humanities Symposium
KAIAC - Korean American Interscholastic Activities Conference
KDSO - Korea District Superintendent’s Office (now called PAC West
KN - Korean National
KNP - Korean National Police
KORCOS - Korean Council of Overseas Schools
LF - Literacy Facilitator
LGBTQ - Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning/Queer
LSS - Literacy Support Specialist
LES - Leave and Earning Statement (pay stub)
LI - Learning Impaired
LMS - Learning Management System (like Schoology)
LQA - Living Quarters Allowance
LWOP - Leave without Pay
MAC - Military Airlift Command (now known as AMC)
MP - Military Police
MUN - Model United Nations
NEA - National Education Association (teachers’ union)
NAEP testing - National Assessment of Educational Progress
NEO - Noncombatant Evacuation Operations
NHS - National Honor Society
NJHS - National Junior Honor Society
OPSEC - Operation Security
PAC - Short for Pacific
PASO Pacific Area Superintendent’s Office
PCS Permanent Change of Station
PGP - Professional Growth Plan
POV - Privately Owned Vehicle
PSC - Postal Service Center (mailroom)
PTO - Parent Teacher Organization
PTSO - Parent Teacher/Student Organization
PX - Post Exchange
QAR - Quality Assurance Review
RAT - Return Agreement Travel
RCP - Ration Control Plate
ROK - Republic of Korea
SAC - School Advisory Committee
DES - Daegu Elementary School
DHS - Daegu High School
SF 50 - Standard Form 50 (Personnel Action form)
SF 171 - Standard Form 171 (Govt. Job Application)
SIP - School Improvement Plan
SILT School Improvement Leadership Team
SMS - Student Management Solutions
SOFA - Status of Forces Agreement
SPED Special Education
SSN - Social Security Number
STAMP test - Standards-based Measurement of Proficiency test
STO - Student Transportation Office
TEAK - Teachers’ Education Association Korea
TDY/TAD - Temporary Duty Assignment
TLA - Temporary Lodging Allowance
TMO - Transportation Management Office
TOPS - Travel Order Processing System
TP - Teacher Pay (pay scale)
TQSA - Temporary Quarters Subsistence Allowance
TSP - Thrift Savings Plan
UNC - United Nations Command
USO - United Services Organization (tours)
USA - U. S. Army
USAF - U. S. Air Force
USFK - United States Forces Korea
USMC - U. S. Marine Corps
USN - U. S. Navy